Inside the Final Days of Tony Hsieh: A Vegas Visionary’s Collapse

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He built Zappos into a billion-dollar empire by selling happiness. Then he bet $350 million on a radical dream to transform downtown Las Vegas into a utopian community for entrepreneurs. But in November 2020, Tony Hsieh died alone in a burning shed in Connecticut—addicted, isolated, and far from the city he tried to save. This is the untold story of the man who promised to deliver happiness to the world, but couldn't find it for himself. Discover how a Silicon Valley visionary's quest to revolutionize Las Vegas culture ended in tragedy, and what his rise and fall reveal about the pursuit of happiness, the limits of engineering human connection, and the dark side of entrepreneurial obsession. From Harvard genius to Zappos CEO to downtown developer—witness the complete, devastating arc of one of Vegas' most ambitious legends.

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